Swedish companies lead collaboration to promote electric shipping
Swedish environmental technology firms have joined the Shipowners’ Association to launch a climate-smart initiative for maritime that will drive export...
Shipping lobby urges EU to compromise on maritime climate target
Calls for a 70-100% cut in shipping emissions by 2050 are "unlikely to achieve consensus support", warns influential trade body...
Climate Costs for Asia Pacific Ports
The report sets out cost projections for elevating ports in Asia Pacific to withstand climate change risks from rising sea...
McCarron, B. et al 2018 Climate Costs for Asia Paci c Ports
Climate change is leading to rising sea levels and greater storm intensity, creating risks for coastal infrastructure, including the ports...
Vanuatu PM decries global warming impact
Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai says his country is an innocent victim of climate change which he will always remind...
Top Banks Pumped Billions More Into The Dirtiest Fossil Fuels Last Year Even as they claimed they were committed to fighting climate change.
Some of the world’s biggest banks continue to lend money to support the dirtiest fossil fuels, despite global commitments to...
Decarbonising Maritime Transport by 2035
New report reviews pathways to zero-carbon shipping Deployment of all currently known technologies could make it possible to almost completely...
NEWS PRESS RELEASES EU governments’ support for 70-100% shipping emissions cut welcomed
EU member states’ decision to support a 70-100% reduction in maritime greenhouse gas emissions worldwide by 2050, compared to 2008...
Avocado trade threatened by shipping climate measure, say Chile, Peru
Speed limits at sea could cut shipping’s carbon footprint fast, but fresh fruit exporters are raising concerns about trade impacts...
EU leaders order long-term climate strategy by early 2019
EU leaders have directed the European Commission to produce a long-term climate strategy “by the first quarter of 2019”. They set the deadline...
Emissions controls for 1.5C climate target to cost three times 2C: study
Meeting the tougher global warming limit in the Paris Agreement will require earlier emissions cuts in transport and buildings sectors,...
Eyes wide shut on sulphur cap
Firm line from regulators rams home message that January 1 deadline will be upheld, but do owners believe it? Expect...